BlockLyford, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Florida Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47874. The Survey maps it on the Mecca quadrangle. It stands 541 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1951 USGS Mecca quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mecca quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lyford: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| D. Robertson Gravel Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lyford in 7 storm reports between 2001 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Flood | Lyford | $20,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Parke County, including west of Hudunt, due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyford | $1,000 | A report was received of a tree down across 6th Street in Lyford due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Lyford | $1,000 | County Road 625 West between County Roads 700 and 800 South was impassable due to high flowing water from heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyford | $1,000 | Tree limbs and power lines were down in Lyford due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Lyford | - | Hail drifts, up to two feet in height, were reported from the southern part of the county. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyford | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Lyford | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudnut | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Numa | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| West Atherton | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Coxville | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Rosedale | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mecca | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Jessup | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bradfield Corner | 6.8 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lyford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6707773 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 438424. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.